Rule 2-112 - Process-Issuance of Summons(a) Summons. Upon the filing of the complaint, the clerk shall issue forthwith a summons for each defendant and shall deliver it, together with a copy of each paper filed and a blank copy of the information report form required to be provided by Rule 16-302(b), to the sheriff or other person designated by the plaintiff. Upon request of the plaintiff, more than one summons shall issue for a defendant.(b) Delivery to Another County. When process is to be served by the sheriff of another county, the clerk may send the process to that sheriff for service. If a party requests personal delivery of the process at that party's expense to the sheriff of another county, the clerk shall furnish the process to a person designated by the party and approved by the clerk to make delivery.Md. R. Civ. P. Cir. Ct. 2-112
This Rule is derived as follows:
Section (a) is derived from former Rule 103 c and e and the 1980 version of Fed. R. Civ. P. 4(a).
Section (b) is derived from former Rule 103 j.
Adopted April 6, 1984, eff. 7/1/1984. Amended June 7, 1994, eff. 10/1/1994; 6/5/1996, eff. 1/1/1997; 11/12/2003, eff. 1/1/2004; 6/6/2016, eff. 7/1/2016.HISTORICAL NOTES
2003 Orders
The November 12, 2003, order amended the source note.
2016 Orders
The June 6, 2016, order revised an internal reference in the Rule.